Davido, Wizkid, Tiwa Savage
are among the african act nominated for this years MOBO Awards in the ‘Best
African Act’ category. Photo: NET
Organisers of the popular
MOBO Awards have released the list of nominees for the 2014 edition of the
awards and Nigerian acts, Davido, Wizkid and Tiwa Savage, Dr Sid and Yemi Alade
have been nominated in the ‘Best African Act’
category.
In 2007, Nigerian pop act,
2face Idibia clinched the MOBO award for Best African act, a feat matched
by 9ice in 2008, Nneka in 2009, Somalian act, K’Naan
in 2010 as well as Wizkid in 2011, D’banj in 2012 and
Ghanaian Pop star, Fuse ODG in 2013.
This edition of the Music Of
Black Origin (MOBO) awards will take place at The SSE Arena in Wembley, London,
on Wednesday, October 22, 2014 and will be hosted by Sarah-Jane
Crawford.
MOBO Awards 2014 full
nominations list:
MOBO Best Male Act:
Fuse ODG
Ghetts
Krept & Konan
Sam Smith
Tinie Tempah
MOBO Best Female Act:
FKA Twigs
Jessie J
Katy B
Marsha Ambrosius
Rita Ora
MOBO Best Newcomer:
Ella Eyre
FKA Twigs
Jess Glynne
Kwabs
Little Simz
M.O
Melissa Steel
Meridian Dan
MNEK
Raleigh Ritchie
MOBO Best International Act:
Beyonce
Chris Brown
Drake
Iggy Azalea
J Cole
Jhene Aiko
Kendrick Lamar
Nicki Minaj
Pharrell
Trey Songz
MOBO Best Song:
Ed Sheeran ft. Pharrell, ‘Sing’
Fuse ODG ft. Sean Paul, ‘Dangerous
Love’
Krept & Konan, ‘Don’t
Waste My Time’
Meridian Dan ft. Big H &
JME, ‘German Whip’
Sam Smith, ‘Stay
With Me’
MOBO Best Video:
FKA Twigs, ‘Two
Weeks’
Jacob Banks, ‘Move
With You’
Rudimental ft. Becky Hill, ‘Powerless’
Scorcher ft. Wretch 32,
Mercston & Ari, ‘Work Get It’
Skepta ft. JME, ‘That’s
Not Me’
MOBO Best Album:
Ghetts, ‘Rebel
With A Cause’
Katy B, ‘Little
Red’
Krept & Konan, ‘Young
Kingz’
Sam Smith, ‘In
The Lonely Hour’
Tinie Tempah, ‘Demonstration’
MOBO Best Gospel Act:
Annastasia Baker
Vessel
Kristyna Myles
Living Faith Connection Choir
Noel Robinson
MOBO Best Reggae Act:
Alkaline
Chronixx
Popcaan
Stylo G
Tarrus Riley
MOBO Best Jazz Act:
Andreas Varady
Jason Rebello
Peter Edwards
Phronesis
Zara McFarlane
MOBO Best Hip Hop Act:
Fekky
G FrSH
Krept & Konan
Professor Green
Tinie Tempah
MOBO Best African Act:
Afrikan Boy
Davido
DJ Clock
Dr Sid
Fuse ODG
Mafikozolo
Mista Silva
Tiwa Savage
WizKid
Yemi Alade
MOBO Best Grime Act:
Big Narstie
Ghetts
JME
Lethal Bizzle
Meridian Dan
Novelist
Skepta
Sox
Stormzy
Wiley
MOBO Best R&B / Soul Act:
Daley
Estelle
Jessie Ware
Marsha Ambrosius
Sam Smith
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